Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Anglian Carving
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Council of Arles
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- St William's Shrine
- Barley Hall
- Bootham Bar
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Debtors' Prison
- John Carr - Architect
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Bar Convent
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Margaret Clitherow
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- De Grey Rooms